I remember meeting you a few years ago at a trichotillomania meet up in Leeds - not sure whether you remember me, my name is Kim, I lived in Leeds (now Wakefield) and am a lash and brow puller too.

I too haven't been on this site for ages, reading updates from some of the people I remember from back then has inspired me to come back here more often. My best pull free times were when I was active on this site every day, I haven't been pull free at all, for years now.

Anyway, didn't want to hijack your thread, but wanted to say hello, it's great to hear from you and I hope you continue to be pull free.

Thanks Cath, only just seen your message. Unfortunately, I got on the downward spiral and went down to very tiny few lashes, but kept 85% of my eyebrows, so that's something. Glad to report I'm back up to 66 days pull free, so a new record generally found it easy. Gone back to the hypnotherapy downloads and have had them on repeat all night on my ipod most of those days and I'm trying medication. I started both about 2.5 months ago, so not sure which is making the biggest difference, but I've slackened off on the hypnotherapy for the past 2 weeks and I'm having difficulty not touching. And we all know what touching leads to!! I also missed one day's tablet and my urges the next day were noticeably worse and hard to manage. Other than that, it's been the easiest run I've had, so feeling very positive at the moment.

Thanks Cath, only just seen your message. Unfortunately, I got on the downward spiral and went down to very tiny few lashes, but kept 85% of my eyebrows, so that's something. Glad to report I'm back up to 66 days pull free, so a new record generally found it easy. Gone back to the hypnotherapy downloads and have had them on repeat all night on my ipod most of those days and I'm trying medication. I started both about 2.5 months ago, so not sure which is making the biggest difference, but I've slackened off on the hypnotherapy for the past 2 weeks and I'm having difficulty not touching. And we all know what touching leads to!! I also missed one day's tablet and my urges the next day were noticeably worse and hard to manage. Other than that, it's been the easiest run I've had, so feeling very positive at the moment.

sorry to hear you had a blip, but great that you're pull free once again! Honestly, I've been terrible, can't remember the last time I had anything like decent lashes or a pull free day, but I will keep trying! Got a wedding to go to in a month's time, and I'd at least like a few of my own lashes to stick some falsies to!!

Hi all, been doing really well, got to 233 days practically pull free, by which I still keep my number of days if I pull up to 3 hairs subconsciously. Most of that time I've been totally pull free, but this month's I've done 1-3 hairs regularly and then the last two days I've chosen concious to pull a good 10 or so each day, so back to the beginning.

I'm glad to say I don't feel too bad about this and am just concentrating now on not getting onto the downward spiral. I'm day 1 pull free today with new stricter rules - 1 subconscious hair allowed only, eeek!! This will be tough!!

The last near 8 months (5 months with no falsies in sight) have been wonderful though. Less make up and less worry has been liberating and it's been wonderful doing 'normal' things and feeling normal whilst doing it.